Methods

Question 1

Ablation

Answer 1

removal of brain area

Question 2

Lesion

Answer 2

damage to a brain area

Question 3

Stereotaxic Instrument

Answer 3

used to damage structures in the brain

Question 4

Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS)

Answer 4

magnetic to deactivate neurons (high=inhibit; low=stimulate)

Question 5

Optogenetics

Answer 5

turn on target neurons through shining light

Question 6

Computerized Axial Tomography (CAT)

Answer 6

dye and x-ray combined for 3D image

Question 7

Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)

Answer 7

magnetic field to image brain

Question 8

Electroencephalograph (EEG)

Answer 8

record electrical activity; good temporal (when) poor spatial (where)

Question 9

Event-related potentials (ERP)

Answer 9

graded potential on dendrite triggered by intentional stimulus

Question 10

Magnetoencephalograph (MEG)

Answer 10

magnetic response for brain activity

Question 11

Positron-emission Tomography (PET)

Answer 11

radioactive glucose for brain activity; good spatial (where) poor temporal (when)

Question 12

Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI)

Answer 12

oxygen (hemoglobin) consumption to show brain activity; good spatial (where) poor temporal (when)